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I have a basic question since I have been running my computer LMDE. Yesterday I used to have Ubuntu and it was very easy to use. When I wanted to update my software, I just needed to add repository, for example, in terminal "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa" for updating Libreoffice 3.5.1 to 3.6.1. My question is "how to update my Libreoffice in my new LMDE?"

not me: to get compatibility w/ MSFT/Office you need the cuurrent LibreOffice . just downloaded 4.1 from their site. I might get the update by doing an un-install/install process on the software manager or i might have to go thru the apt-get bit. we'll see.

Allow me to disagree. As I explained in viewtopic.php?f=143&t=171461&p=888459#p888459 : "What is important is to upgrade to LO 4.2.x versions as they become available and NOT to upgrade to LO 4.3.x at least until 4.3.4 or 4.3.5 because those early versions are buggy. " Yes, you get new features, but you also get data loss, which is unacceptable.

Tim-int wrote:Allow me to disagree. As I explained in viewtopic.php?f=143&t=171461&p=888459#p888459 : "What is important is to upgrade to LO 4.2.x versions as they become available and NOT to upgrade to LO 4.3.x at least until 4.3.4 or 4.3.5 because those early versions are buggy. " Yes, you get new features, but you also get data loss, which is unacceptable.

I think that to a considerable degree we, as Linux users, are expected to do a few more of the chores for ourselvesI think this just "goes with the territory"

AFAIK we are lacking a volunteer to maintain the gizzies that would keep LibreOffice updated.I think this may be a mixed blessing: a bit less automatic -- and a bit more end user control. With LibreOffice the end user control may not be such a bad idea. If you get an update that doesn't work right for you -- you can back-level it and wait for the next one. I had to back level 4.2.4 but when 4.2.5 became available it was fine and i'm running that now.

the one thing i think we need in all updates that are of the download and unpack nature ( .deb updates ) -- we should have MD5 checksums for these updates. authentication should be *mandatory* for all software updates.